Rotary printing-press.



H.. P. BEGHMAM ROTARY PRINTING PRESS. APPLIGATIQN FILI-1D AUG. 2B, 19.06.

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witwassen H. 11 BEGHMAN. ROTARY PRNTING APPLIATON FILED AUG. 28, 1906.

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t ',tiis wir, suits at the present lwsntinn are to mslm; mit

` the sy'iinders in the pl'sss {isili} me, its trimm this side nt the pmss and; iti sin tins tto-01"' s@ thsitmths prsssmsn Wlil not gg@ .hamm t@ ggg@ iiito muy dangerous 0i awkwazufd pisses in tits machins in ms): to/attach the f tt, si ,fistsctithsm fiom, the qfin u; si." im mijusting or szmminng the dii t int jgtmts si the mashine timing its op- 35 a ifm, m .Img resdy.

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imm has tous ssts of par nsfftws sets @t susi; strangest it sach side si sliding iongtudimily @t mid. smi t@ sind, amd th@ is. nach psififestimg ,msimnism be fiii-isiwsi in s, vsrticaipimls s@ that they @iisd by the ofpsiatoi fram ons .is timos.

pmvicisd with guides 50i tits 'webs tixsrsthxough mid with .w'miftbat tins web prii'itsd ns is fasting n'isshfzmisms mit iis ioidi ng mech mism, 'which i.; ousted :it one smi. @i the pisss; f wists printsni upon :my two oi the mecmnisms can all be dirsctmi to se .midst cyiimiors in the prflss issy bc 'at site and .tsuggth Assuming that tbs oic'iiimi'y size sf'lnptsd to seats @it im@ yistes, or ghtpiutes mi i J" psccastiom of Lsttms latent. ttpplicatirm meut .it'iigiist mi, 1906. Saris?. im. 332,375

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sach; cash perfecting mechanism camptoducs simsen Ltull pages-and as theirs are T'mu sets of such @affecting yIuesiiimsms shown in this press, the total capacity @t tbs press would te sixty "n 111" pages. tiny less @o number of pages Le produced, im, sist tiplss ot' foulyby this macalsss.` f

lf wlllnow describe the invention in c mlisation with the accompanying sim 1i and misi to the claims :for sumnmries @t t is im novi-ii istitu-ss of construction, @inciwmbinw tions oi? parts for which pz'otston is dssistt inthe d1swings1`guifs i is am @mists vntion ofthe compiste machine. stop pian VisW thereof, idigg. 3 is 'i2-eiwitk elevation of slightly modified constmctimi.

theirs are foul sets mi peicting msiziiilh anisms A, B', C, D, in; the pirsss s'mw im ,A th, drawings The mechanisms A, sind C, im arranged in ismgitmdinsi :iiittw ment; and the mechanisms t.,-tU,ii'5-- im psmilsi, sid@ 'by siti@ m1 press Each. psl'fectng mechfmisnfi sompisss twv y plats cylinders l, 1f* and intsfmsdmts comit ing impression Cyiinds's, "mis pmtw cyiildsi's being Located at op stdtysttmm, :md the impression syiimisi's iutermsdiiitthe pist-s cylinders; sli saint cylinders Eising paralisi, and di in S'ubstantsity tin@ same' s piane, so 'that @zich m? th@ cylinders i tvs ifsmtiset by tins -opsmtmf White stamiin mi@ positisil. upon the filmt, 'im the pi'si'srsd form 0f psssysbmvil it. Figi, th@ cyiilsdeis in the ssts @it perfecting msshmisms :Ms am'silngsii fit the imtsimssi .it sides @it the press .and can tis Tamil-siii 'opsifzitm standing upon the 001. bssids '-prsss; the topmost cylinders l inf-Jing: mty' about ibm .isst fi'mm tbs fiom'. tiis c igfiin dsrs are intsi'ygemm as shown in Fig. t i537 mi gaats 1X, 2X, ly, so as t@ be siiivmf. sim chloilously mid the, @sms lx on lswci' @57.11% ders l, :its driven y @n @mister Vslidits Wiisi'i ,may be firivsii by tml' s sf gsm-s 3b iism :L gsm' 3 on the mais i'iving MN stmts 3d, is iilustiatsfi in Fig. l 0i the disw ings Any other piste/imei mscbsuism im. dri ing tim cyiindsis in. the ssv'srai psi'sct ing mssimilismsinunisml maybe emp] lheeft The ssvmal cylinders must kspt in time 105 iii ordm' that their products may lys property Lxssmnhlsd -n t the foldsi i". Esch perftsctiiig; Cymisi' Il, :md lny is providsd with slitiiols int'ing mechanism as indicated :1t

Jm this ctt-swings, preferably constructed. :is shown 1l@ in my Patent No. 823,098 dated June l2, 1906, and need not be described in detail herein. It will be observed that lthe inlring mechanisms are readily ,accessible without the operatory having to endanger vhimself in adjusting them during the operation of the machine.

Above each printing mechanism A, B, C, D, is arranged a set of angle bars a, b, c, d, respectively, and above the printing mechanisms C, D, are arranged additional oppositely inclined sets of angle bars c', and Z, respectively. The printed webs are adapted to be turned over these bars and directed to the folder F, which is shown, in Fig. 2, as located at the end of the machine adjacent the perfecting mechanism C, but may be y located at any other desired point; and if desired, ployed. I As shown in Fig. l, the' web fw is led in from a roll under 4guides 12,03 and over guide c4; thence between cylinders l, 2, and

additional folders might be em- 2a, laL (in mechanism A); out over a guide c, up over a guide a", and thence can be carried across the machine to the angle bars c, whereby it is given a quarter turn and I led to the folder F. The web being slitted as it passes over roll a6 (or at any other convenient point) by means of a slitter S,

so that each` half of the web 1w is turned over on angle bar o" and both halves are assembled together at the folder.4 Similarly a web 'L02 may be led in over guide rollers corresponding to those for web w, and after being printed (in mechanism B) and slit can be passed ,over the angle bars d, and

given a quarter turn and led directly for- A ward to the folder F, and assembled there with the web w. This would produce a thirty-two page paper. A third .web w3 can be led in under and over guides c2 c3 0*, to and through the perfecting mechanism C, and the vprinted web passed thence over guides c c, bein slitted at guide c (or previously) and t e halves of web w3 'are then given a quarter turn over angle bars c, and carried to the folder F, where they can be assembled together with the webs w1, cu2, thus producing a twenty-four page Straight run paper. f

A web 'w4 can be led in over guides cor` responding to the guides c2, 03, c4, c, c, through the perfecting mechanism D, and after being slit can be` turned over angle bars al, and carried forward to the folder F;

and assembled there with the other webs, 'thus'. producing a thirtytwo page paper, as-' ers'. @attestati theafteand over. angle bars c, thence to and over angle bars c', and

thence to the former F; and the web fw could :be carried from roller ce to and over roller c then back to and over angle bars c, thence to the folder; in fact with the arrangement of angle bars and rollers shown in the drawings, the webs can be directed to the folder in a variety of ways, and it is possible to print one full width web on one section, and a narrow width web on another section and assemble all at the folder. And I am able to produce any desired number of pages in multiples of two, up to .thirtytwo'pages.

-ln the construction shown in. Fig. 3, the inlring mechanisms are arranged at the outer side of the press and the perfecting mechan-v isms are 'thus 'brought closer together, and the operator has access thereto by going in, or down the central alley-way of the press. In this arrangement a Aless number of web guides is required and the web can be led from roller w up over a guide m, then between the perfecting cylinders, then over guides ze, to the angle bars c, which in this case are supported from their inner ends instead of from their outer ends, as in Fig. l. Similarly web w3 could be led in over guide y, then through perfecting mechanism C, then under and over guides y, y2, to angle bars c, and thence to the folder. The arrangement shown in Fig. 3 is a substantially obvious modification of the construction shown in Fig. l, and further detailed eX- planation thereof is unnecessary.-

The press could be used for multi-color work by providing the 'auxiliary guide rollers e, as indicated in Fig. l, so that the web fw for example, after being perfected in one color by mechanism A, can be directed from roller c@ to and over guide z, thence down to and under guide c4, and then passed 'through the perfecting mechanism C, where it can receive multi-colorimpressions and then pass on to the folder F, like web w3. The press can also be threaded in other ways so as to produce multicolor work on one or more webs,and I do not restrict the invention to one-'color printing. The plate and impression cylinders might obviously be transposed if desired.

j Ifeach perfecting mechanism was threaded with a full width web, and each mechanism printed siXteen pages at each operation of the press, it is' obvious" that sixty-four` lpage papers could :be produced at each oper- Aolding and assembling the webs. It mightbe found difficult o r irn-y ation of the press, by

practicabletoffold more than a thirtyetwo i page paper inone'folder, and therefore ifde-l sired the press could be provided with an additional folder and collecting mechanism, or folderas indicated at F1, so that when 4 printing a sixtyffourfpage paper, two webs' can be assembled andfolded at each folder.

ranged in snbstantiall sanear il*1 and lll, and then the folded papers assembled moreover by' providin the press with a plurality of folders as at l1, F1, it can produce simultaneously two equal or diiferent sized papers, up to its full capacity.

Having described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure loy Letters Patent is:

1i. In a rotary printing press the combination of two adacent series of web perfecting meclmnisms each series comprising a plu rality of perfectingr mechanisms arranged end to end, each perfecting mechanism comprising plate and impression cylinders arthe same vertical plane, the two series o perfecting mechanisms heing parallel and all the cylinders eX- 'tending longitudinally of the press; a folder at the end of the press, a set of angle-hars alcove each perfecting mechanism for direct ing the web printed thereinto the folder,` and oppositely disposed angle bars above the first angle bars for also directing a Web printed in an adjacent perfecting mechanism to said fold-er.

Si. ln a rotary wel) perfecting printing press the combination of two adjacent series of Web printing mechanisms, each series comprising a plurality of perfecting mechanisms arranged closely adjacent and end to end;

each perfecting mechanism comprising plate and impression cylinders arranged in suhstantially the same vertical plane, the two series oi perfect-ing mechanisms being par@ allel and the several cylinders being arranged at the outer sides oi the press, and all extending longitudinally of the press; With a folding mechanism at one end of the press.; angle bars above each perfecting mechan ism for directing the web printed thereon to the folder, a second set of angle bars above the first set for directing ,Webs printed on adjacent perfecting mechanism to the folder, and means for operating all of said perfecting mechanisms synchronously.

ln testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn, I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. Y

` HENRY F., BECHMAN. `Witnesses r l, W. DUNNING, Giras. A. Gratins. 

